I am almost always on the other side of this debate when it comes to new buildings. I think every city / neighborhood / block goes through changes and clutching on to remnants of the past simply stagnates progress.

That being said .. this building is awful and a complete eyesore. Not only does it not fit in the "East Village Aesthetic", its just down right ugly. Too bad.

I wonder if the fact that the steelwork and concrete floors sat exposed for at least two years will be disclosed to whomever pays $1 million plus for the apartments. I'm sure that would *never* lead to damp or structural problems in the future.

Also agree that it's an eyesore - normally I like mixed blocks and some modern design mixed in with the old - but this looks like a refrigerator or some other appliance. If it had stopped at the 4th floor, it would have been OK because the windows echo the scale and proportions of the rest of the block. But no, the greedy owner had to shove another 3 floors on there and abandon any pretense of fitting in. Almost looks like an architect designed the lower half and then the developer just had his contractor add another 3 floors with no design for the hell of it

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